Kellen Hedler leads his fellow classmates at Frontier Elementary School near Oklahoma City. Kellen has Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a range of physical and developmental challenges. Katrina Ward for NPR hide caption

“Avoid the passive voice” is a favorite maxim of writing teachers. But for young learners, exposure to passive construction—and other more complex sentences in spoken language—may help children develop reading comprehension.A new study on early

Alexander Walk at Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., on April 7, 2024. Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images Philosophy professor Jason Stanley has been

What makes for a “good” curriculum? It’s a simple question with no easy answer. Depending on who’s providing the definition, a good curriculum could mean one that aligns with state standards, or one that’s easy